Nook HD review: A faster, brighter and better e-reader/tablet
Barnes & Noble's new Nook HD and Nook HD+ ereader/tablets have great displays, improved software and a new video service -- worthy competitors for Amazon's Kindle Fire.
View ArticleiPad grabs top spot as preferred Black Friday shopping tool
Apple retained its stranglehold on mobile shopping over the two-day stretch of Thanksgiving and Black Friday in the U.S., IBM said.
View ArticleApple, Samsung led tablet market in Q4, Microsoft not in top five
Apple and Samsung Electronics led the tablet market in the fourth quarter of 2012, but new entrant Microsoft did not make it to the top five with its Surface tablet.
View ArticleThe e-book revolution is bypassing U.S. elementary schools
Textbooks arent available for e-readers, and the children's literature that is available generally cant be searched by reading level.
View ArticleAmazon's applications for book industry top-level domains opposed
Amazon.com's application for top-level domain strings, including for ".book" and ".read," has come under attack from publishing industry groups and competitor Barnes & Noble.
View ArticleBarnes & Noble boosts content on Nook with Google Play
Barnes & Noble is adding the Google Play store to HD versions of its Nook tablet, in a bid to counter slowing sales of its devices.
View Article$US300m investment in Nook delivers next to nothing for Microsoft
Microsoft has gotten little from a 2012 investment of $US300 million with Barnes & Noble, analysts said, but it's poised to reap some rewards as it and its partners start to ship smaller tablets.
View ArticleMicrosoft's $300M Nook investment hasn't paid off -- yet
Microsoft has gotten next to nothing from its $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble, analysts said, but it may reap some rewards as it prepares to ship smaller tablets.
View ArticleAngry Apple makes hollow threat to bar Kindle, other e-book apps
Apple pushed back on e-book price-fixing remedies proposed by the Department of Justice and 33 state attorneys general with, among other things, an implied threat that it could yank Amazon's Kindle app...
View ArticleMicrosoft manager charged with insider trading
A Microsoft portfolio manager and his business partner are charged with insider trading that profited them $393,125.
View ArticleGoogle goes after Amazon with same-day delivery
Google announced that book buyers in three metropolitan areas in the U.S. will be able to order books from local Barnes & Noble stores and get them delivered the same day with Google Shopping...
View ArticleEvan Schuman: Barnes & Noble plays into Amazon's hands
Same-day delivery is a boon for the online leader, but it will only help doom B&N.
View ArticleSamsung builds custom Galaxy Tab 4 Nook tablet with Barnes & Noble
Samsung is moving deeper into e-book and multimedia sales with Barnes & Noble, with which it jointly built a custom Nook tablet that's available now for US$179.
View ArticleMicrosoft throws away $315 million on failed Nook deal
Microsoft took a big loss on its 2012 investment in Barnes & Noble, getting less than half of its original upfront $300 million back when the two firms parted ways today.
View ArticleSales of Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader plunge during holiday shopping season
The holiday shopping season wasn't merry for Barnes & Noble's Nook division, which experienced plummeting sales of the Nook e-reader as well as content and accessories for the device.
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